International Paper Co
25 facilities · 13 states · 188.4M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, International Paper Co is the reported parent of 25 Form R facilities across 13 states, disclosing 188.4M lbs of toxic releases. 11 of 442 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Louisiana (41.4M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for International Paper Co, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for International Paper Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-2.6%
25 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-2.6%
37.3 million lb → 36.3 million lb, every facility that filed
- International Paper Co's total reported releases fell from 37.3 million lb in 2022 to 36.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- International Paper Co's off-site transfers rose from 76.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 92.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- International Paper Co's water releases rose from 3.2 million lb in 2022 to 3.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- International Paper Co's chemicals reported rose from 38 in 2022 to 41 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read International Paper Co from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: International Paper Co; International Paper Co - Mansfield Mill; International Paper Riegelwood Mill; International Paper. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Koch Industries Inc; Cf Industries Holdings Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; Manganese compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Louisiana; Oklahoma; Alabama. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Paper; Wood Products. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: International Paper Co; International Paper Co - Mansfield Mill; International Paper Riegelwood Mill; International Paper. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Koch Industries Inc; Cf Industries Holdings Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; Manganese compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Louisiana; Oklahoma; Alabama. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Paper; Wood Products.
Among slug-merged TRI parents in this extract, International Paper Co sits near the top of the release list (rank #8 of 4,988). International Paper Co spans 13 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. International Paper Co's disclosed pounds are spread across 25 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for International Paper Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Koch Industries Inc; Cf Industries Holdings Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where International Paper Co sits among TRI parents
International Paper Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Koch Industries Inc and Cf Industries Holdings Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Lower disclosed volume
- Koch Industries Inc · rank #9 · 23.1M lbs
- Cf Industries Holdings Inc · rank #10 · 18.3M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by International Paper Co
Methanol; Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; Manganese compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as International Paper Co. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Methanol | 118.3M lbs |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 13.0M lbs |
| Ammonia | 12.4M lbs |
| Manganese compounds | 8.4M lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 7.9M lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3 | 41.4M lbs |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 28.8M lbs |
| Alabama | 3 | 25.8M lbs |
| Georgia | 5 | 24.7M lbs |
| North Carolina | 2 | 20.1M lbs |
| Mississippi | 2 | 19.3M lbs |
| South Carolina | 2 | 13.0M lbs |
| Florida | 1 | 6.4M lbs |
| Virginia | 1 | 5.7M lbs |
| Oregon | 1 | 2.9M lbs |
| Iowa | 1 | 277.1K lbs |
| Kentucky | 2 | 2.1K lbs |
| Indiana | 1 | 224 lbs |
Facilities (25)
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest International Paper Co on total disclosed release pounds (188.4M lbs) and reporting facility count (25). Release-volume peers include Waste Management Inc, The Renco Group Inc, Clean Harbors Inc. Facility-count peers include Ametek Inc, Arkema Delaware Inc, Berkshire Hathaway. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Louisiana, Oklahoma, Alabama; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with International Paper Co's TRI parent record
From International Paper Co, open International Paper Co or compare against Koch Industries Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for International Paper Co (International Paper Co in OK). Largest facility
- Compare against Koch Industries Inc, the next-lower disclosed-volume parent. Lower-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where International Paper Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Koch Industries Inc, Cf Industries Holdings Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
International Paper Co's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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